"Main idea" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 大意 | dà yì | general idea / main idea |   |
| 主旨 | zhǔ zhǐ | gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment | |
| 主旋律 | zhǔ xuán lu:4 | (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view | |
| 母题 | mǔ tí | motif (loanword) / main idea / theme | |
| 宏旨 | hóng zhǐ | gist / main idea | |
